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<blockquote data-quote="Heap Thaumaturgist" data-source="post: 296974" data-attributes="member: 4516">Well, of course we are.&nbsp; America is fat.&nbsp; I'm sure there's a &quot;health craze&quot; but I'm not part of it.&nbsp; Heart disease, diabetes, and general &quot;You're fat, you die&quot; run in both sides of my family.&nbsp; I'm a genetic time bomb, and I know it.&nbsp; I'm sort of fond of the whole living thing, so I'm doing something about it while I'm still young enough to change things.I wouldn't do it just because it's popular.&nbsp; More along the lines of survival instinct and the drive to mate and pass on my damaged genetic code.Same with tats.&nbsp; They SHOULD be something personal, a reflection of who you are.&nbsp; But, like anything, it is also a cue to others and yourself about where you belong in your own mind and theirs.&nbsp;&nbsp; Well, it's gone from something &quot;other&quot; to something &quot;mainstream&quot; ... the outward meaning of tattoos has changed, the inward meaning FOR tattoos has changed for many people.&nbsp;&nbsp; With anything we do within society, the outward symbolism of a tattoo is something that gets taken into account (I'm part of the this group, I like this game, I know these people).&nbsp; So I've just been taking into account my own feelings and the impression tattoos in general give to people.&nbsp; My own feelings run along the lines of:&nbsp; &quot;Well, I'm not a trend follower, and my like of this or that tattoo doesn't over-ride the fact that I've seen six other people with a design just like it, and if I'm being true to myself, I don't want something inked into me that isn't original because then it isn't -me-.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; Everybody ties their shoes, everybody brushes their teeth ... but everybody doesn't have to wear the same brand of clothes, or get their hair cut the same way, or talk with the same accent, or enjoy the same movies, or listen to the same music.&nbsp;&nbsp; If tats weren't a symbolic act that created a &quot;structure&quot; we wouldn't be on here talking about who has RPG related tattoos, who has this or that kind of tattoo ... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; I'm not against them, mind you, I'm just stating my position.&nbsp; There's one I want, for a purely personal reason.&nbsp; My reason for not wanting to align myself with a particular group is also perfectly reasonable.--HTOh, and thanks.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; The sig is a long story.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Heap Thaumaturgist, post: 296974, member: 4516"] Well, of course we are. America is fat. I'm sure there's a "health craze" but I'm not part of it. Heart disease, diabetes, and general "You're fat, you die" run in both sides of my family. I'm a genetic time bomb, and I know it. I'm sort of fond of the whole living thing, so I'm doing something about it while I'm still young enough to change things. I wouldn't do it just because it's popular. More along the lines of survival instinct and the drive to mate and pass on my damaged genetic code. Same with tats. They SHOULD be something personal, a reflection of who you are. But, like anything, it is also a cue to others and yourself about where you belong in your own mind and theirs. Well, it's gone from something "other" to something "mainstream" ... the outward meaning of tattoos has changed, the inward meaning FOR tattoos has changed for many people. With anything we do within society, the outward symbolism of a tattoo is something that gets taken into account (I'm part of the this group, I like this game, I know these people). So I've just been taking into account my own feelings and the impression tattoos in general give to people. My own feelings run along the lines of: "Well, I'm not a trend follower, and my like of this or that tattoo doesn't over-ride the fact that I've seen six other people with a design just like it, and if I'm being true to myself, I don't want something inked into me that isn't original because then it isn't -me-." Everybody ties their shoes, everybody brushes their teeth ... but everybody doesn't have to wear the same brand of clothes, or get their hair cut the same way, or talk with the same accent, or enjoy the same movies, or listen to the same music. If tats weren't a symbolic act that created a "structure" we wouldn't be on here talking about who has RPG related tattoos, who has this or that kind of tattoo ... :) I'm not against them, mind you, I'm just stating my position. There's one I want, for a purely personal reason. My reason for not wanting to align myself with a particular group is also perfectly reasonable. --HT Oh, and thanks. :) The sig is a long story. [/QUOTE]

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